Meet the Origins
Urban Ballet weaves the elegance and power of dance into the living pulse of the city. Rooted in “Urban” (modernity, openness, inclusivity) and “Ballet” (a refined foundation expanding into contemporary, street, and beyond). We build a living platform for professional education, innovative performance, international collaboration, and cross-disciplinary art.
We believe art should never stay locked inside theaters. It should flow through streets, shine like urban neon, and become the poetic rhythm of everyday life. Blending ballet’s precision with street dance’s raw vitality, we create a unique urban artistic language that lowers barriers, elevates emerging voices, and turns the city itself into a stage.
Our vision is a vibrant urban art ecosystem — a global hub where dancers, artists, and curious minds exchange ideas, spark cultural fusion, and push creative boundaries. Through professionalism, inclusivity, and innovation, we transform dance into the soul of city culture, inviting every participant to explore the boundless creativity within themselves and the urban world around them.
william Wong
Founder & director
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Former CEO of Asian Grand Prix
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Former Managing Director of Hong Kong Youth Ballet Academy
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CO-Founder of SJ International school of ballet
William Wong has been passionate about art since childhood, studying ballet and various forms of dance from a young age. Like many of his generation in the 1980s, he entered the workforce early and steadily built professional expertise while continuing to grow. He completed professional diplomas in advanced design, business management and Apple computer engineering, and went on to establish and lead multiple businesses of his own.
His connection with ballet was rekindled in 2013, when he formally began working in the field and rediscovered his creative drive. In 2018 he co-founded SJ International School of Ballet. In 2020 he joined the Hong Kong Youth Ballet Academy as Managing Director. By 2022 he had taken on the dual roles of Chief Executive Officer at Asian Grand Prix, and in 2023 he designed the Hong Kong AGP Centre.
After years of building companies and deepening his work in dance education and artistic platforms, William founded Urban Ballet with a clear and unwavering belief: that dance should not remain confined to theatres, but should flow freely through the streets and everyday life of the city. He is deeply committed to the brand’s “Urban Wander” philosophy, blending the elegance and discipline of ballet with the vitality of contemporary and street dance, while creating open, accessible platforms for professional education, performance, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and emerging artists.
For William, Urban Ballet is not simply a brand. It is a living urban art ecosystem he believes in building. One that turns dance into the poetic rhythm of city life, and invites every participant to explore boundless creativity within themselves and the city they inhabit.
Berry Wong
Co Founder & Artistic Director
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Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) certified teacher
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4th place in the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition Final 2023
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Gold Medals in Classical Ballet at the Asian Ballet Competition 2024
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Gold Medals in Contemporary at the Asian Ballet Competition 2024
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Chairman Award and Gold Medal at the Dance World Cup 2019
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Honorary Gold Award at the Hong Kong Cup Art Festival 2018
Berry Wong moves through the city the way she moves on stage, with quiet precision and an instinct for what remains unseen. As Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Urban Ballet, she shapes a language where ballet’s disciplined elegance meets the raw pulse of contemporary and street forms, extending into photography, fashion, visual art, and the living fabric of urban space. Guided by the Urban Wander philosophy, the brand treats the city as a living stage, inviting dancers, emerging artists, and audiences to meet and create freely. Turning the elegance and power of dance into a natural part of city life.
Her relationship with dance began at the age of three. Through years of intensive classical and contemporary training under teachers including Eriko Ochiai, So Hon Wah and Allen Lam, among other esteemed mentors, she developed a disciplined technical foundation and a strong artistic voice. She also holds a Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) teacher certification. She has appeared in Hong Kong Ballet's Le Corsaire and The Nutcracker, and danced with the School of the National Ballet of China. She has created original contemporary ballet works that have been recognised in competition. Her competitive record includes 4th place in the Asian Grand Prix International Ballet Competition Final 2023, Gold Medals in both Classical Ballet and Contemporary at the Asian Ballet Competition 2024, the Chairman Award and Gold Medal at the Dance World Cup 2019, along with a scholarship for professional training in Portugal, and the Honorary Gold Award at the Hong Kong Cup Art Festival 2018.
